Method for operating a starter controller, computer program product, and starter controller

Abstract

In a method for operating a starter device having a starter motor for starting an internal combustion engine, the starter motor is switched on and off via a starter controller having a switching relay when the starter motor is acted on by electrical power from an electrical energy store. The starter motor is controlled by the starter controller in a power-regulated manner during the starting operation.

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         11 . A method for operating a starter device having a starter motor for starting an internal combustion engine, comprising:
 selectively switching, using a starter controller having a switching relay, the starter motor on and off when the starter motor is acted on by electrical power from an electrical energy store;   controlling, using the starter controller, the starter motor during the starting operation, in discrete power stages having corresponding defined resistances, in a power-regulated manner as a function of at least one of an assigned temperature range and time.   
     
     
         12 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the starter controller (i) queries information concerning the temperature of the internal combustion engine prior to the starting operation with the aid of the starter motor, and (ii) controls the starter motor in a power-regulated manner as a function of the temperature of the internal combustion engine. 
     
     
         13 . The method as recited in  claim 11 , wherein the starter motor is controlled by the starter controller in at least three stages in a power-regulated manner. 
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium storing a computer program having program codes which, when executed on a computer, perform a method for operating a starter device having a starter motor for starting an internal combustion engine, the method comprising:
 selectively switching, using a starter controller having a switching relay, the starter motor on and off when the starter motor is acted on by electrical power from an electrical energy store;   controlling, using the starter controller, the starter motor during the starting operation, in discrete power stages having corresponding defined resistances, in a power-regulated manner as a function of at least one of an assigned temperature range and as a function of time.   
     
     
         15 . A starter device for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, comprising:
 a starter motor;   an electrical energy store;   a switching relay controlled by a starter controller, wherein the switching relay forms an electrical switching contact between the starter motor and the electrical energy store; and   a power regulation device having switchable, discrete power stages having corresponding defined resistances for the starter motor, the power stages being switchable as a function of at least one of an assigned temperature range and time.   
     
     
         16 . The starter device as recited in  claim 15 , wherein the power regulation device has parallel switchable feed lines having defined ohmic resistors which are selectively switched on and off via the starter controller with the aid of switching relays. 
     
     
         17 . The starter device as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the parallel switchable feed lines are made of at least one of steel and aluminum. 
     
     
         18 . The starter device as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the parallel switchable feed lines are switched between the starter motor and the energy store.